Publications#

Peer-Reviewed Publications#

“Modeling the zebrafish gut microbiome’s resistance and sensitivity to climate change and parasite infection” Frontiers in Microbiomes PDF

  • Michael J. Sieler Jr., Colleen E. Al‐Samarrie, Kristin D. Kasschau, ML Kent, Thomas J. Sharpton

2025

“Gut microbiota metabolically mediate intestinal helminth infection in zebrafish” mSystems PDF

  • Austin Hammer, Christopher A. Gaulke, Manuel García‐Jaramillo, Connor Leong, Jeffrey T. Morré, Michael J. Sieler Jr., Jan F. Stevens, Yuan Jiang, Claudia S. Maier, Michael L. Kent, Thomas J. Sharpton

2024

“The zebrafish gut microbiome influences benzo[a]pyrene developmental neurobehavioral toxicity” Scientific Reports PDF

  • Keaton Stagaman, Alexandra Alexiev, Michael J. Sieler Jr., Austin Hammer, Kristin D. Kasschau, Lisa Truong, Robyn L. Tanguay, Thomas J. Sharpton

2024

“Disentangling the link between zebrafish diet, gut microbiome succession, and Mycobacterium chelonae infection” Animal Microbiome PDF

  • Michael J. Sieler Jr., Colleen E. Al‐Samarrie, Kristin D. Kasschau, Zoltán M. Varga, Michael L. Kent, Thomas J. Sharpton

2023

“Early enteric and hepatic responses to ingestion of polystyrene nanospheres from water in C57BL/6 mice” Frontiers in Water PDF

  • Joseph A. Szule, Lawrence R. Curtis, Thomas J. Sharpton, Christiane V. Löhr, Susanne M. Brander, Stacey L. Harper, Jamie M. Pennington, Sara J. Hutton, Michael J. Sieler Jr., Kristin D. Kasschau

2022

“Revealing General Patterns of Microbiomes That Transcend Systems: Potential and Challenges of Deep Transfer Learning” mSystems PDF

  • Maude M. David, Christine Tataru, Quintin Pope, L. Baker, Mary K. English, Hannah E. Epstein, Austin Hammer, Michael Kent, Michael J. Sieler Jr., Ryan Mueller, Thomas J. Sharpton, Fiona Tomás, Rebecca Vega Thurber, Xiaoli Z. Fern

2022

“Phylogenetic Integration Reveals the Zebrafish Core Microbiome and Its Sensitivity to Environmental Exposures” Toxics PDF

  • Thomas J. Sharpton, Keaton Stagaman, Michael J. Sieler Jr., Holly K. Arnold, Edward W. Davis

2021

Preprints#

“Historical contingency shapes zebrafish host-microbiome responses to a subsequent biotic challenge” bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) PDF

  • Michael J. Sieler Jr., Connor Leong, Kristin Kasschau, ML Kent, Thomas J. Sharpton

2026

“The zebrafish gut microbiome influences benzo[a]pyrene developmental neurotoxicity” Research Square

  • Keaton Stagaman, Alexandra Alexiev, Michael J. Sieler Jr., Austin Hammer, Kristin D. Kasschau, Lisa Truong, Robyn L. Tanguay, Thomas J. Sharpton

2024

“Common laboratory diets differentially influence zebrafish gut microbiome’s successional development and sensitivity to pathogen exposure” Research Square

  • Michael J. Sieler Jr., Colleen E. Al‐Samarrie, Kristin D. Kasschau, Zoltán Varga, Michael L. Kent, Thomas J. Sharpton

2023

In-prep Publications#

“Using fecal samples as a reliable proxy for bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) gut microbiota community analysis” (in-prep; co-first authors)

  • Gregorio Calderoni*, Michael J. Sieler Jr.*, Enrico Giammatteo, Chrystelle Perruchoud, Joanito Liberti

2026*

“System-Agnostic Dynamical Microbiome Measures (SADMMs) for longitudinal multi-study and -system microbiome analysis” (in-prep)

  • Michael J. Sieler Jr., Connor Leong, Kristin D Kasschau, Thomas J Sharpton

2026*

“Investigating the interaction of host genetics and parasite burden on the microbiome in zebrafish” (in-prep, draft available upon request)

  • Emilee Lance, Michael J. Sieler Jr., …

2025*

“Analyzing batch effect correction algorithms for small molecule data using ground truth from a designed experiment” (in-prep)

  • Damon T. Leach, Michael J. Sieler Jr., …

2025*

Presentations#

Presentation

“Defining the context dependence of how the zebrafish gut microbiome responds to environmental stressors.” Invited Seminar, Department of Genetics and Evolution, University of Geneva.

  • Michael J. Sieler Jr.

2025

Geneva, Switzerland

“Defining the context dependence of how the zebrafish gut microbiome responds to environmental stressors.” Invited Seminar, Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Oregon.

  • Michael J. Sieler Jr.

2025

Eugene, OR

“Modelling the gut microbiome’s resistance and resilience to climate change and infection in zebrafish.” Connecting Microbiome Communities.

  • Michael J. Sieler Jr., et al.

2024

San Diego, CA

“Modelling the gut microbiome’s resistance and resilience to climate change and infection in zebrafish.” Beneficial Microbes Conference.

  • Michael J. Sieler Jr., et al.

2024

Madison, WI

“Choice of batch correction method is an important factor in small molecule study.” Metabolomics Association of North America.

  • Michael J. Sieler Jr., et al.

2023

Columbia, MO

“Effects of diet on growth and the microbiome.” Aquaculture. Slides

  • Michael J. Sieler Jr., et al.

2022

San Diego, CA

“Zebrafish laboratory diets differentially alter gut microbiota composition.” 3rd Intl. Fish Microbiota Workshop, Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences. Slides

  • Michael J. Sieler Jr., et al.

2021

Beijing, China (remote)

Conference Posters#

Poster

“Unraveling how gut microbiota influence nurse-to-forager behavioral emergence in honeybees.” XX International Congress of the International Union for the Study of Social Insects (IUSSI). Poster

  • Michael J. Sieler Jr., et al.

2026

Freiburg, Germany

“Ecological, Developmental, and Social Determinants of Microbial Transmission in the Semelparous Eusocial Bee Bombus terrestris.” Biology26 Conference, University of Neuchâtel.

  • Michael J. Sieler Jr., et al.

2026

Neuchâtel, Switzerland

“Modelling the Gut Microbiome’s Resistance and Resilience to Climate Change and Infection in Zebrafish.” College of Science Graduate Science Research Showcase, Oregon State University.

  • Michael J. Sieler Jr., et al.

2025

Corvallis, OR

“The human gut microbiome at the intersection of public health and social equity”. Oregon Public Health Association. Poster

  • Michael J. Sieler Jr.

2024

Corvallis, OR

“How do external environmental factors impact the gut microbiome to influence host health?” ARCS Foundation. Poster

  • Michael J. Sieler Jr., et al.

2022

Portland, OR

“The Gut Microbiome Drives Benzo[a]pyrene’s Impact on Zebrafish Behavioral Development.” 2nd Intl. Fish Microbiota Workshop, University of Oregon.

  • Michael J. Sieler Jr., et al.

2019

Eugene, OR

“The Gut Microbiome Drives Benzo[a]pyrene’s Impact on Zebrafish Behavioral Development.” CAS Student Showcase, Oregon State University.

  • Michael J. Sieler Jr., et al.

2019

Corvallis, OR

Conference Panels#

“The Importance of Inclusive Practices in Microbiome Science.” Beneficial Microbes.

  • Mónica Medina, Rosie Alegado, Ibrahim Zuniga-Chaves, Korin Jones, Jessamine Kuehn, Michael J. Sieler Jr.

2024

Madison, WI

Workshops#

Workshop

“Microbiome Data Analytics Boot Camp: Planning, generating, and analyzing 16S rRNA gene sequencing surveys” Columbia University (SHARP).

  • Michael J. Sieler Jr., et al.

2025

Virtual (remote)

“Microbiome Metadata Mastery and Research Training: Equipping the Next Generation of Researchers Across Academia, Government, and Industry” Connecting Microbiome Communities.

  • Michael J. Sieler Jr., et al.

  • Co-led workshop; prepared training and demonstration materials

2024

San Diego, CA

“NMDC: Metadata Standards and Submission Portal for Multi-Omic Analysis” Microbiology Department, Oregon State University.

  • Michael J. Sieler Jr.

  • Led workshop; prepared training and demonstration materials

2024

Corvallis, OR

“ASM professional development series for Oregon microbiologists: Careers in academia vs. industry” American Society for Microbiology.

  • Michael J. Sieler Jr., et al.

2024

Corvallis, OR

Other#

Ph.D. Dissertation#

Undergraduate Thesis#


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